How much breast milk??

My nanny quit & left us high & dry - so tomorrow I have to put the baby in day care temporarily while I look for a new nanny - flipping nightmare... I always have 30 oz of breast milk in the fridge & a freezer full of milk, in case hubby wants to give her a bottle or my mom, etc. how much milk should I pack for the baby each day? How do they handle milk? Will I get back what they don't use??? Abby is 8.5 months & does not formula feed... Also eats solids 2 -3 times a day & drinks water at that time (although not a ton)... Help???

My nanny quit & left us high & dry - so tomorrow I have to put the baby in day care temporarily while I look for a new nanny - flipping nightmare... I always have 30 oz of breast milk in the fridge & a freezer full of milk, in case hubby wants to give her a bottle or my mom, etc. how much milk should I pack for the baby each day? How do they handle milk? Will I get back what they don't use??? Abby is 8.5 months & does not formula feed... Also eats solids 2 -3 times a day & drinks water at that time (although not a ton)... Help???

Many of your questions will be based off that daycare and you should ask them. I started with sending 4 4oz bottles and adjusted from there. Keep an open communication. After the first day, ask them how much lo drinks at one time and adjust from there.

Many of your questions will be based off that daycare and you should ask them. I started with sending 4 4oz bottles and adjusted from there. Keep an open communication. After the first day, ask them how much lo drinks at one time and adjust from there.

Ok - sounds like I wasn't too far off. I sent 20 oz of milk, a fruit purée, a veggie purée, egg yolk strips & peas & puff for snacks. I felt like u was packing her off for the summer instead of the day... We've never left her someplace besides our home before... Gonna be a long day.

Ok - sounds like I wasn't too far off. I sent 20 oz of milk, a fruit purée, a veggie purée, egg yolk strips & peas & puff for snacks. I felt like u was packing her off for the summer instead of the day... We've never left her someplace besides our home before... Gonna be a long day.

My LO now takes three 5 oz bottles (15 oz) and has solids twice at daycare. I number the bottles so I know which was pumped when (handy if I have frozen milk that must be used in 24 hrs). She will give me back what she doesn't use, but that's really rare. I just make them that morning, with nipples and caps on each. They stay refrigerated until she's ready. Your daycare will probably also have you label. People recommend masking tape.

My LO now takes three 5 oz bottles (15 oz) and has solids twice at daycare. I number the bottles so I know which was pumped when (handy if I have frozen milk that must be used in 24 hrs). She will give me back what she doesn't use, but that's really rare. I just make them that morning, with nipples and caps on each. They stay refrigerated until she's ready. Your daycare will probably also have you label. People recommend masking tape.

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